Champlain Beachgrass Guide - New York Natural Heritage Program

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Champlain Beachgrass

Ammophila breviligulata ssp. champlainensis (Seymour) P.J. Walker, C.A. Paris & Barrington ex Barkworth

Monocots

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Kingdom: Plantae

      Phylum: Anthophyta

           Class: Monocots (Monocotyledoneae)

                Order: Cyperales

                     Family: Grass Family (Poaceae)

Synonyms

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Ammophila breviligulata Fern.
[Ammophila champlainensis is lumped under Ammophila brevilugulata by some authors, including Gleason and Cronquist (1991).]

Ammophila champlainensis Seymour

Comments on the Classification

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This was recently described as a subspecies instead of a full species. SIDA Vol. 22(1):496.

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Please cite this page as:
New York Natural Heritage Program. 2013. Online Conservation Guide for Ammophila breviligulata ssp. champlainensis. Available from: http://www.acris.nynhp.org/guide.php?id=9716. Accessed May 18th, 2013.